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Is his entire tank 90 degrees, or just his hot spot? I'm not an expert, but I know that husbandry can put snakes off feeding.
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Hello and welcome to the forum.
Two weeks is absolutely nothing in the world of a snake. They can go months very easily with no negative effects.
You only mention the 90 degree temp. Is there any temp gradient? How are you heating the enclosure? And how/where are you measuring temps?
Also, how often are you offering food? Offering too often can stress the snake and lead to more refusals.
As for the tank being too small, that shouldn't stress him. However I don't see any proper hides in the pics.
Are you handling the snake?
Also, humidity in the 50s is perfectly fine.
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by mandymg86
Is his entire tank 90 degrees, or just his hot spot? I'm not an expert, but I know that husbandry can put snakes off feeding.
Oh sorry for not specify, that's his hot side. The cool one is 75.
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by mebemi
Oh sorry for not specify, that's his hot side. The cool one is 75.
Okay, whew! While 75* is a bit too low (really should be closer to 78-80), I'm glad your ambient isn't 90!
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by craigafrechette
Hello and welcome to the forum.
Two weeks is absolutely nothing in the world of a snake. They can go months very easily with no negative effects.
You only mention the 90 degree temp. Is there any temp gradient? How are you heating the enclosure? And how/where are you measuring temps?
Also, how often are you offering food? Offering too often can stress the snake and lead to more refusals.
As for the tank being too small, that shouldn't stress him. However I don't see any proper hides in the pics.
Are you handling the snake?
Also, humidity in the 50s is perfectly fine.
Thank you so much for your reply. I got a heating lamp on top of the tank and two thermometers inside. The cool side is around 75.
I used to offer him once every 2 weeks but since he switches to medium rats I fed him once per week. He got 2 hides but he prefers the one on the left more.
I used to handle him a lot since I got him and I can see that it stressed him out, like almost every day. Now I handle him once or twice a week.
Here is a pic that I took that show the whole tank: https://imgur.com/a/ivGuqCL
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by mandymg86
Okay, whew! While 75* is a bit too low (really should be closer to 78-80), I'm glad your ambient isn't 90!
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Oh no I don't want to fry him yet ) Thank you so much for your reply. I'm going to offer him a rat again tonight, hope he got the appetite.
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by mebemi
Oh no I don't want to fry him yet ) Thank you so much for your reply. I'm going to offer him a rat again tonight, hope he got the appetite.
Good luck! He's a very pretty pied!
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Re: My boy skipped meals when he shouldn't
Originally Posted by mebemi
I used to offer him once every 2 weeks but since he switches to medium rats I fed him once per week
Ah ok. I think that's your answer right there. Most males never need anything larger than small rats. Im guessing he's just not hungry. Feeding larger meals also causes them to go on food strikes.
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